Tyrant Bird King

AppleBloom sighed as she trotted along, having escaped the massive, bird like creature. Zecora had accompanied her, thinking it would be too dangerous to venture to her hut right now. That feathered dragon still covered the entrance, and seeing how fast it could run, she knew she would not be able to out run it again.

Besies, it was more than likely feeding on the carcass of the Manticore. And it seemed intelligent, able to herd them like a shepherd to his flock.

Scootaloo decided to fly up to Rainbow's house, wanting to tell her all about it, and Sweetie Belle decided to go home and rest up. AppleBoom had decided to go to Twilight and tell her what she saw in the forest.

They had escaped the hungry predator, and had fund out it gave up the chase, but couldn't help but feel like she was being watched. Everytime she turned, she'd a see a quick flicker of movement, then it'd disappear.

Zecora ha also noticed this, however, she knew no predator would attack this village. At least...no predator she knew of. The large bird back there, however, could stomp in here and make anypony its food.

She shivered, thinking of those jaws closing around her...or worse...her friends. She coulded already feel the color rush out of her face, before she was brought back by the big, crystal castle.

It was time to tel Twilight what had happened.

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Spike grumbled to himself, walking through the town, rubbing the spot where the book had hit him. It didn't hurt, but he was angry that he got hit for no reason. His snake like tongue flickered out, tasting the air, the small dragon giving a huff of annoyance. Big sisters could be so annoying sometimes.

He bumped into someone, before looking up, noticing he ran into none other than Rarity, his old crush. She gavbe a startled look, then looked back, a smile gracing her lips.

"Hello Spike. Come here for a gem?"

"Not right now Rarity." Spike replied, before looking at her up and down, then growled to himself. "I'm just walking today."

"Oh. Is something on your mind, dear?" Rarity asked, giving a concerned look.

Spike sighed, then shaked his head, before looking up at her, smilng. "Just need a breath of fresh air."

"Well, if you ever need a friend to talk to, I'm here for you, dear. By the way, were you out with Sweetie Belle today?"

Spike shook his head, giving a confused look, "No. Why?"

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He sat there, waching the mammals walking to and fro with their things to do. He was not on his territory anymore. In fact, he believed he was in an entirely different land. He growled, his green eyes scanning the strange looking shiny rock mountain.

His jaws opened slightly, exhaling air, seeing strange mammals with golden metal on their bodies. He saw them weild pointy stick, making him growl in annoyance.

He took a step forward, coming out of the cover of the trees. Seeing that nothing spotted him, he slowly crouched, starting to move, making no sound as he approached the town.

His massive, forest green eyes saw in colors most would not believe, and as it walked, it inspected the strange trees and rocks. Mammals moved between them, eating strange plants, other just talking to each other in their strange snorts and neighing. He shooked his head a little, then looked over, seeing this strange mountain of shiny rocks.

It smelt of mammals and...saurian?

He then perked up a little, seeing that the mammals with the strange sticks walk towards him, making im give a low, rumbling growl.

He felt their movements through the pads at the bottom of his feet, then he slowly inched forward, giving another rumbling growl. He suddenly jumped out, surprising the mammals, opening his jaws and biting onto on, it screaming in pain.

He chomped down, utting it in half, blood dripping down his maw as he let go of the mammal, seeing the others watch horrified. He snarled, feeling one of them stab the pointy stick into his hip. He grabbed the golden stick and rushed it in his jaw, making the other neigh to another.

It opened its wings, quickly jumping in the air, stick ready. owever, he jumped, opening his jaws, catching the flying mammal in his mouth, crushing it instantly.

He swallowed it whole, before he roared in pain, feeling on with horns shoot something at him. He roared at it, before he backed up, crushing a sneaking mammal under his foot.

He looked around, seeing them surround him. He roared, slamming his tail into three of them, crushing bones and rib cages with that hit. He bit onto another, lifting into the air and chomping, cutting the body in half. A few mammals started to run, giving snorts and neighs to each other. He gave a low rumbling growl as a strange vine curled around his arm.

He swiped his two fingered caws, throwing the mammal away, roaring in anger as sticks jabbed at him, causing pain. He then stomped on another mammal, making it screech in pain, before he slammed his tail into four more, hitting them onto a side of a building.

He tried to roar, before a large net wrapped around his jaws, causing him to stumble as a stick jammed into his rib, finally piercing into his tough skin, making him growl in pain. He swiped his head, crushing a mammal, then sending it into another mammal, killing both. He tried to open his mouth, grabbing a mammal in his tiny arms, tearing it apart easily.

He shook his head, feeling hooks dig into his skin with the netting, clawing at it. a rope tied around his neck, two more wrapping around his leg. He shook his head, trying to get the netting off, then finally opened his jaws, the netting torn and falling.

He roared angrily, eating another mammal. Those that were left started to fll back, with an angry bird ike creature on their tails.

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Twilight sghed, in her lab, eyeing the working machines and note scattered acrioss the table and floor. Her ears lowered, the wings on her back flicking a little, she sighed in sadness as she saw what Spike had ruined.

No one got hurt from it, but she felt that the experiment would bite her in the flank later on.

A sudden knocking brought her from her thoughts, hearing somepony on the other side. She started to trot to the door, before opening it, seeing a bloodied guard. He was clutching his rib cage, before looking at Tilight, his left eye having two long gashed across it, just missing said eye.

"Ma'am, a dragon has attacked Ponyville. We tried to fend it off, but..."

Twilight looked behind him, gasping, seeing a "U" shaped head poke above the buildings, releasing a familiar bellow, then lower down, likely eating a soldier.

She also saw injured guards behind him, at least thirty of them. She hurried them in, seeing one of them missing a leg, giving a soft whimper. She closed the door, then said to an uninjured guard, "Evacuate the city."

"Ma'am, we can't! For all we know, it could be in a pack! This dragon...we've never seen anything like it. And it's fast, too, it'll take out half of the town before we get a few buildings clear."

She sighed, before her ears started to prick up, then she looked outside, watching as the rampaging saurian started to walk out of town, its jaws and feet covered in blood. It's body was covered in spears and arrows, however, only few pierced through the creature's tough skin.

It turned, looking at the town, before meeting Twilight's eyes, then lifted it's head, releasing a bellow that shook the earth and split the sky.